"Having said that, I still can't get used to it." Li You said with emotion. His biggest dissatisfaction with Chen Xi during this period was the problem with Cai Yan and Zhen Mi. In Li You's view, Chen Xi was If you have nothing to do, don’t waste your time since you have emotional foundation. Use the extra time to contribute to the country.
"Just get used to it, it will be the same after I go back." Guo Jia said with a smile, "If the situation in the rear remains the same as that on the front, then this country is not finished yet. Don't think so much, just pursue your own affairs in your position, and be on the front." Just fight hard, promotion and so on are much easier than in the rear, and you should provide support in the rear. After completing the work, it's time to relax."
Li You didn't say anything after hearing this. In fact, he could understand what Guo Jia said, but the atmosphere at the rear and the atmosphere at the front were almost completely different worlds.
"Talk about other things, talk about these things, I think you are not in a good mood." Guo Jia said with a smile, he was still the bohemian prodigal.
"After you go back, you will find that Zichuan has become a literary giant, and he is one of the greatest writers in the world. The Epang Palace Fu is still framed in Weiyang Palace. Even for a guy like me who is not very interested in literature, I have to say, that poem is indeed very classic." Li You naturally changed the subject after hearing this and mentioned a few poems by Chen Xi.
"Oh oh oh, then I will definitely remember to go and take a look." Guo Jia said with a smile. He was really curious about what Chen Xi would write. The word "literary man" is really not something that ordinary people can afford, but Li You is not the kind of person who talks nonsense.
"It's very shocking. I recommended three hundred poems across the board, and there's no problem with Chu Ci or anything like that." Li You said with great emotion, "Zichuan, this guy, is really powerful when pushed hard, but generally he is too leisurely, alas. , we can’t control this guy.”
"Don't worry about us, drink, drink." Guo Jia looked quite happy, "I'll go and appreciate it later. There hasn't been much fun in Chang'an recently."
"What fun can we have? The situation is stabilizing. The Roman envoy has arrived, and how can I say it? Originally, we thought we really didn't need allies, but after sitting with Rome, we had a feeling. We are natural allies." Li You raised his head and said helplessly. At that time, everyone arrogantly said that the empire did not need allies on the road. However, when Rome came over, everyone discovered the fact that Rome really Very suitable.
"We have formed an alliance with Rome." Guo Jia marveled, "Speaking of which, how do you feel about the Romans? Normally, we should rarely form alliances."
"It is majestic, and there is a kind of courage no less than that of the Han Dynasty. Although the people who can come are definitely the essence of this country, but you can see the whole leopard at a glance. This country is the one who truly possesses the courage to look down on the world." ." Li You recalled Herodian's gracious talk when facing the Han Dynasty, and couldn't help but admire him.
"I heard that Roma also has black hair and black eyes?" Guo Jia asked curiously.
"Well, he has black hair and black eyes. If there is a difference, you have seen Ma Mengqi, right? The Romans are almost the same as Ma Mengqi. They look like they are slightly bewildered." Li Youyou nodded and said, "To be honest, this is the closest foreigner we have ever seen to our own people, even closer than the Fusang, Sanhan, and Qianghu people."
In fact, what Li You said involves other things. If we really want to say that they are similar in appearance, those in Fusang and Sanhan are very close to the Central Plains people, much closer than Rome in this aspect, and they are basically lost in the crowd. The kind that can't be distinguished.
However, both Fusang and Sanhan lacked a kind of courage, a kind of great power to dominate the world, a heroic and decisive imperial spirit, and the Romans had accumulated it for hundreds of years, from the Roman monarchy, to the Roman Republic, and then to The Roman Empire fought all the way and finally reached the top. Its magnanimity, arrogance, and confidence were almost the same as those of the Han Dynasty, which currently dominates the world.
Just like when the sun never sets in the UK, when a dozen people dared to challenge a country, and later when the empire collapsed and the hegemony was handed over to others and they could only be used as troublemakers, they were completely two different states, even if the race was still the same. The same, but the mental outlook of the two sides is too different.
So much so that Li You felt when he saw Rome. Although there was a slight difference in appearance, slightly inferior to those races that were really close to the Central Plains people, but with that kind of magnanimity and that kind of courage, the Romans looked very similar. .
This is why Liu Yu, who turned around and talked about Dahonglu, felt that the group of people opposite him were probably the same people who moved westward during the Shang Dynasty. After all, they were too similar. There were indeed some problems with their face shape, but their courage and so on. so similar.
After all, the people of the Central Plains pay attention to spiritual resemblance in painting, and you can leave aside the style. Because of hundreds of years of accumulation, the Romans have the same imperial bearing as the Han Dynasty, but in the eyes of the upper class of the Central Plains who have not recovered, this is all It is unique to one’s own talents.
This is the backbone of their Chinese civilization. In short, the people on the opposite side should be our own people. Come on, come and do some archeology with me. I think the Romans are really our own people.
"I..." Guo Jia was stunned. The similarity was too high. The intelligence reported by Zhuge Liang before was probably not so exaggerated.
"I personally saw that the other party's mental outlook, demeanor, and self-confidence are completely consistent with ours. It can be said that except for the appearance, which may be due to living in China for a long time, the other states are basically the same as ours." Li You's mouth twitched. After two pauses he said.
On the one hand, the Romans were too similar to each other. On the other hand, Liu Yu turned around and started researching in a panic. Moreover, some miscellaneous clues really frightened many of his own people, because China really moved westward during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. According to the records, although those who moved westward were not orthodox Central Plains people, as long as this is true, China is still composed of the Yan and Huang branches plus a bunch of small sects!
"So similar? I have to go back and take a look." Guo Jia habitually thought for a few times before getting a headache. He stopped and didn't dare to think about it anymore. "By the way, haven't you thought about it in other directions?"
"Dahonglu has sent people to check the previous historical records, but the classics of the Shang and Zhou dynasties are very rare. You should understand that at that time, the writing system was not yet unified, the method of preserving historical records was not perfect, and many things were incomplete. , No one can be sure now." Li You's eyes moved habitually, and it was obvious that Li You himself was also interested.
"To be precise, have you created any fundamental evidence?" Guo Jia sent a message to Li You and asked, "Don't think that I don't know that you are very unscrupulous."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who made a fake? I, Li You, have never made fakes in my life. I want to educate and make genuine products." Li You said with a sneer. Guo Jia was immediately suppressed. He was embarrassed by his thick skin.
"I can't help you. I'll go back and see the Romans myself." Guo Jia curled his lips and said. In fact, Guo Jia still hasn't realized the extent of the resemblance. Just based on what Li You said, Guo Jia said The extent of what he can imagine is completely different from the extent of what he will see in the future.
"You'll know when you go back and take a look. Don't be too surprised then!" Li You said half-heartedly. Really, once you see the Romans, you will feel that they are just like Ma Chao's deformed people. ? The recognition is really too high.
Herodian, who was inspecting how to burn cement in Chang'an, suddenly sneezed, which was an unnecessary meal for Jian Yong, who was introducing him eloquently, "Herodian, are you catching a cold? Why don't you go and have a meal in the afternoon? medicine."
"Don't eat it. Keep reading this. This technology is so simple. I feel like I'm at a loss." Herodian said with an unhappy look on his face, "Isn't this a bit too much to lie to me about a hundred boxes of gold coins and the construction of a city in the condominium area? .”
"Loss?" Jian Yong glanced at Herodian sideways, "You guys don't get the advantage, and you are so good. Without us here to name the passage for you, you might not be able to study it after hundreds of years. To be honest, if it weren't for you First, I have sent you the letter of alliance regarding the construction of the city in the condominium area, and we estimate that it will take two years before we allow you to conduct an on-the-spot inspection."
"I still feel that we, Rome, have suffered a great loss." Herodian did not defend himself at all. He only expressed his feelings and excuses. He was just asking for compensation.
In fact, after Pompianus received the information that Herodian sent Aristonus back urgently, Pompianus made plans to sell several mines and several pastures after reading the beginning. He also wanted to win this recipe. As a financial officer who supported Rome's finances, he knew very well what significance roads had to this country.
Naturally, after reading Herodian's letter, Pompianus was right immediately. If the road was built, he seemed to be taking advantage of it. In addition, he relied on the road to prosper the country and survived until Severus was finished. , there is no problem in entering the era of the next emperor!
Anyway, the problem of the Romans is a financial problem. As long as the fiscal revenue increases significantly, there will be no problems in the operation of the country. One hundred boxes of gold coins, not to mention there are so many now, even if they are not, Pompianus If you go back to the Senate to kill people and collect money, you have to raise money. For the Roman Empire, if you don't even have this belief, how can this country be maintained to this extent?
When Pompianus nodded, Severus didn't understand it, but he didn't care about it. Just like Chen Xi in the Han Dynasty took care of the money, who cares where Chen Xi spent the money? They only care about whether they can take out the money when they need it.
This was also the case in the Roman Empire. Since Pompianus came to power, most of the money in the treasury was converted into physical mines, pastures, farms, handicraft workshops, etc., and the Romans could not understand his operations.
